This issue was everything I was hoping it was going to be. I didn't even think about the scar when I read that page. I wonder though does Superman have a healing factor in the traditional sense, he can certainly recover faster closer to the sun, but maybe whatever caused the scar happened in the dark?
I like the concept that his powers are finite relative to the sun, that's what makes Apollo an interesting character. However 5 days out of contact exerting an incredible effort (well theoretically at least) and he drops a single bead of sweat? Lobdell is trying to give Superman fan boys a moment here so I won't bash it but its true this does make it harder for writers to write him then other characters.
Bless Lobdell's gift with dialogue, he actually makes these characters sound like people talking to each other, especially Superman. This issue fits so much better with his rebooted younger age then the previous 12 did.
My only complaint (and using that loosely) is that we only get this one issue before the crossover happens, not that im not looking forward to it but it would have been nice to see strictly Lobdell's superman without the tie ins for another month or two.
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